The price of national pride
The subtle art of getting round EU rules
THE new Scottish Parliament building is expected to be a great architectural wonder when it is finished, but for the present Scots are preoccupied with wonder at its cost. The original estimate was for £40m, but that was for a simple scheme on an easy-to-build-on site. The chosen design is complicated and the building is located on a difficult city centre site in Edinburgh. Two years ago, the estimate for the final bill had risen to £109m. Now it stands at £266m.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The price of national pride”
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